the Stingrays - Unreleased track (1978)

What's It to dance to

A great unreleased track from the excellent Bristol band.
This was sent to me a couple of weeks ago by Russ (admittedly we had spoken about it a few times before)

Here's some info about the track in his own words:

"It was recorded at Sounds Conception on Ashley Road, Bristol on July 5th 1978.
Ken Wheeler, who did most , if not all of the Fried Egg Stuff, was the engineer,
Chris Bostock played Bass and Dean Sydney drums.
We recorded six songs that day including three we still play today, Mr Strut, Search Out and Sound.
I was playing my black Jedson Les Paul copy, which was stolen a couple of years later from the Crystal Theatre ,where a lot of the Fried Egg Bands rehearsed. It had the most powerful pickups, it sounds like I'm using an overdrive unit."

If you go to their myspace you'll note this recording is from their 2nd, of many line up's before any of their vinyl releases. You'll also find some new recordings &, that they are currently doing a mini tour of Japan!!

sounds & scans below

http://www.mediafire.com/?tizzx7xq0y1g8kv

the Stingrays - Still in love with you ep (1980)

A1 - Still in love with you
A2 - Wasting your time
B1 - Couldn't get it right
B2 - Walking down London street

Above average New wave tunes from the Stingrays on their only release (not to be confused with the Bristol band or the countless over bands that have used this name)

These boys were

Alan Grey (guitar voc)
Neil Daniels (bass voc)
Chris Gray (drums voc)
Psyd (keyboards voc)

Sounds & scans below

http://www.mediafire.com/?jfeyt4y5xrq9xwj

Singrays - Never Do (1981)

B/w Satellites
this was the follow up to the excellent "countdown" 45
must admit it took me a long time to get my hands on a copy of this (even thinking for a while that it might not exist) but it was worth it. They were/are a Bristol band - Russ Mainwearing being Welsh, may dispute this but hey! -
anyway both sides are winners (even if "never do" does show a slight fascination with Mark Bolan.)

there is a myspace for them
http://www.myspace.com/stingraysstingrays

& as it says they have reformed as a 3 piece (I've seen them at the Thunderbolt 3 times - great venue if you're ever in Bristol) & their playing has got tighter every time
check out the c.d. "back across the rubicon" if you can get your hands on it - You will not be disappointed.

sleeves & sounds below

http://www.mediafire.com/?erm2etwzkyj